Last Word On Baseball

The 2019 season has already started but top closer Craig Kimbrel still remains a free agent. Kimbrel is an elite closer coming off a World Series season. Because of his contract demands and his specialized talent, Kimbrel can only sign with a select few teams. The truth is every team can use a relief pitcher like Kimbrel, but the boxes you need to have checked make the market … [Read more...] about Top Teams That Would Benefit From Signing Craig Kimbrel

The Atlanta Braves have been in the market for another catcher this off-season, and it appears the team has its man. After much speculation surrounding a potential trade for J.T. Realmuto, the team announced Monday that Brian McCann is returning to Atlanta. McCann previously played with the club from 2005-13 before signing with the New York Yankees. The Braves announced it was … [Read more...] about Brian McCann returning to the Atlanta Braves

Free agency changed the very fabric of baseball more than forty years ago. The champions of that battle, Curt Flood and Marvin Miller are ever-fading memories to those of us old enough to remember it. Younger fans are lucky to know anything about it all. But all fans know free agency as a fixture of the game’s reality. And with it come mechanisms unique to the process. … [Read more...] about MLB Free Agency: The Walk Year

Most of the talk this offseason will center around free agent starting pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer. Bauer is an ace and should receive multiple offers. However, there are several other pitching candidates that teams will target. Among them is right-hander Taijuan Walker. Walker is a former 2010 first-round draft pick. After an up and down three seasons with … [Read more...] about Potential Landing Spots for Taijuan Walker